{"id":23799,"date":"2025-02-06T04:08:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T04:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23799"},"modified":"2025-02-06T04:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T04:08:19","slug":"blake-snell-plans-on-mentoring-bobby-miller-as-dodgers-pitcher-aims-to-bounce-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23799","title":{"rendered":"Blake Snell Plans on Mentoring Bobby Miller as Dodgers Pitcher Aims to Bounce Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/player\/blake-snell\/\">Blake Snell<\/a>\u00a0is anxious to begin spring training, especially after having a short spring last season.<\/p>\n<p>But one more added layer to his first season with the Los Angeles is his plan to mentor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/player\/bobby-miller\/\">Bobby Miller<\/a>\u00a0as he aims to bounce back after a horrendous 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Miller\u2019s season was confusing to say the least. He struck out 11 over six scoreless innings in his season debut against the St. Louis Cardinals. It all went downhill after that.<\/p>\n<p>His shoulder started acting up, throwing his mechanics out of sync. He gave up seven runs over his next two starts before landing on the injured list.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1885857559673749763&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fblake-snell-plans-on-mentoring-bobby-miller-as-dodgers-pitcher-aims-to-bounce-back%2F2025%2F02%2F05%2F&amp;sessionId=3b6f96dcf613c591012838a7aa2462d72e9db2d4&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1885857559673749763\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>After a brief stint in the minors, he returned for 10 starts but struggled with a 9.34 ERA, allowing opposing hitters to post a 1.014 OPS. Once viewed as a key part of the Dodgers\u2019 future, he became an afterthought even as the team desperately searched for pitching help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you saw Bobby\u2019s first outing and you\u2019re like, \u2018This guy might compete for the Cy Young,\u2019\u201d general manager\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5918724\/2024\/11\/13\/dodgers-pitching-plans-roki-sasaki-bobby-miller\/\">Brandon Gomes told Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\">\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think he was leading on, he wasn\u2019t talking about it,\u201d Gomes said of Miller\u2019s shoulder, which he says is fully healthy now. \u201cI think it affected him more than he will actually admit. Then coming off of that injury it was just a long time of getting back to his delivery, his different cues. I think a full, healthy offseason talking through some delivery cues, potential adjustments, I think will be something we get into this offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Snell, who signed a five-year, $182 million deal with the Dodgers this winter, has seen his career fluctuate over the years. He went from winning the American League Cy Young in 2018 going 21-5 with a 1.89 ERA to a 6-8 record and 4.29 ERA in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the Dodgers is something that Snell has thought about for quite some time and he\u2019s ready to win the World Series title that has eluded him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look at the team, you look at what they\u2019ve built, what they\u2019re doing, it\u2019s just something you want to be a part of,\u201d Snell said at his introductory press conference. \u201cLook at the first three hitters in the lineup. It\u2019s tough to go against. So to be on the other side and know they\u2019re going to be hitting for me, it\u2019s pretty exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s a better situation that you could be in than being right here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Snell\u00a0is anxious to begin spring training, especially after having a short spring last season. 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